OLDIES 1410, WLSH

[ChargerA]

For those of you who can pick it up, WLSH in Lansford switched formats from AC to oldies last Monday. The responses to the format change are positive and a large amount of oldies are being added over the next few weeks. All talk shows and the Christmas music format will continue. It was a change that was discussed for the past few years and finally happened. Not sure how well you can pick up the station in the Lehigh Valley but for those who want to hear the oldies, this is the newest format flip.

 

[Interstate 78]

i consider this kind of bittersweet. happy to see true oldies back on the radio somewhere, but i also enjoyed WLSH's softer than soft AC mix with lots of 70s AC tunes no one else plays. i actually enjoyed WLSH's format the way it was. well, good for the oldies fans.

 

[drpickle]

In the LV it is unneccessary to struggle to hear this station when you can tune into WGPA from 7 to 9 AM and hear the Silver Fox Bobby Koch bring you the fastest two hrs in radio. He plays all the moldy oldies for your listenbing pleasure. Then Ned Richards on saturdays from 12 to 4 plays the doo wop and other 60's oldies. On occasion he will spin some disco.

 

[ur2]

Does WGPA stand for "Will Gladly Play Anything"

 

[Erik Hartranft]

No it stands for "Will Garnish Pay Anytime"

 

[TODDMAYOR]

wgpa stood for we've got poor announcers. that is what bob wolken told me in the early 80's jokingly. we know that is not true. actually wgpa stands for globe publishing authority. the bethlehem globe times newspaper original owners signed on with the call letters in 1946 so they say.

 

[Bob Farrow]

I worked at WLSH in the middle '70s, when a guy named Bud Angst owned it. "Interesting" operation. Anyone else ever work there?

 

[jimbradley]

i worked at 1150 wyns and my good buddy don daniels worked for "bud" & al sword.
don used to come out of a record.....w l s...........h. bud & his wife lived upstairs so
keep the volume down!